| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑20 | 257 | 801 | Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑107125 when it was taken by Abbott in the lead Squadron. Low Squadron Deputy. Battle damage. Crew bailed out over England due to icing: two crewmembers received minor injuries. Aircraft crashed 2.25 miles northwest of Old Weston and exploded. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cook, Raymond D⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Walker, Roy J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Head, Robert Laverne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kangas, James Kermit⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Krupsky, Howard Clarence⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Green, Forest Raymond⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-01-20-522⇗ |